Anaerobic pre-treatment of petrochemical effluents: Terephthalic acid wastewater

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 237-248

  Kleerebezem, Robbert ^a   Mortier, Joost ^a   Hulshoff Pol, Look W ^a   Lettinga, Gatze ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anaerobic treatment; Benzoic acid; Petrochemical wastewater; Terephthalic acid; UASB

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTORS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); EFFLUENT TREATMENT; PETROCHEMICALS; TOXICITY;

BENZOIC ACIDS; TEREPHTHALIC ACIDS; UPFLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BED (UASB) REACTORS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACETIC ACID; BENZOIC ACID; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; SUCROSE; TEREPHTHALIC ACID;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONFERENCE PAPER; GROWTH RATE; LABORATORY; MINERALIZATION; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0030724606     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(97)00393-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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